Global cities ranking 202012/27/2023 Of the factors considered within the economic impact score, Cape Town scores highest within the population growth category, and the city’s population has experienced a steady growth rate of 2% since 2015 to an estimated 4,709,990 today. The economic impact score is driven by population growth, GDP, median household disposable income and retail sales. It should also be noted that given South Africa’s energy generation mix (coal accounts for around 70% of installed generation capacity, producing around 429.97 million tonnes of CO2 per annum), Cape Town’s relatively poor environmental score is understandable. ![]() Cape Town’s environmental score is driven by a particularly high physical risk score. Next, the environmental impact score is determined by a city’s physical risk, wellbeing risk and policy risk. The score is also improved by University of Western Cape and its proximity to Stellenbosch University. According to the QS World University Rankings, University of Cape Town ranks in the top 200 universities in the world and the top university in the African region. The innovation score is linked to the ranking and quality of educational institutions. The Schroders Global Cities Index looks to identify and rank some of the best and brightest global cities, to provide investors with a view of where some of the biggest global real estate opportunities lie. The improved ranking is the result of a significant increase in Cape Town’s innovation score from 4.3 to 5.3 and a strong environmental score (7.0). This places the city 20 places higher on the list since the publication of the 2019 Index. ![]() Innovation and environmental scores boost Cape Town in cities’ rankingsĬape Town has improved its position by 20 places in this year’s Schroders Global Cities Index, and is currently number 438 in the 2020 rankings.
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